Arrests for palace weapons occur amid a security move for coronations
Arrests for palace weapons occur amid a security move for coronations
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UK: After police detained a man and detonated a suspicious bag outside Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, Britain's security minister claimed that the coronation of King Charles III involves one of the most significant security operations in the country's history.

Four days prior to the coronation of King Charles III, a large number of foreign royals, dignitaries, and heads of state are anticipated to attend the incident.

The coronation involves "one of the most significant security operations that the country has put into plan," according to security minister Tom Tugendhat.

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Tugendhat said on Times Radio that this was a crucial time for the nation. The police are, to put it mildly, on top of it, and our intelligence and other security forces are well aware of the challenges we face and prepared to handle them, as the police did yesterday quite brilliantly.

 

A man was detained on Tuesday night after approaching the palace gates and hurling what appeared to be shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The man was allegedly searched, and a knife was discovered. He was detained on suspicion of having a dangerous weapon.

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A man was seen being walked away from the palace gates backwards by police in video footage.

A suspicious bag that was discovered with the suspect was detonated in a controlled explosion, according to the police. No shots were fired, according to the police, and nobody was hurt. According to the police, the incident was unrelated to terrorism. The queen consort and Charles were not present at Buckingham Palace at the time.

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The incident happened just a few days before Charles was to be crowned king at the nearby Westminster Abbey. As visitors and media from around the world start to arrive for the coronation, the first to take place in the nation since Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, Buckingham Palace has seen a flurry of activity.

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